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Help with boiler

Postby CyBaThUg » Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:41 pm

Building a 100 litre boiler but unsure of what sort of elements I need I have a seperate 15 amp circuit to the ten amp if this won't work do I need another seperate 15 amp circuit
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby bluc » Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:53 pm

If you have a 15a and a 10a circuits get a 3600w and a 2400w elements from 5star use both for heat up then drop back to 2400w for the run. Do you have a bubbler? I see you have a pot still. Do the same but run a voltage controller on 2400w element :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby CyBaThUg » Fri Nov 18, 2016 5:00 pm

In the process of putting a few things together I caught the build bug again
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby CyBaThUg » Fri Nov 18, 2016 5:03 pm

I know nothing bout using voltage controllers would I need one even for a pot or just running a bubbler and boka or something lol
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby rumdidlydum » Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:01 pm

Yeah you need a controller for the spirit run cyber :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby bluc » Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:25 pm

On a pot yes i think most people run 4" bubbler on full 2400w..
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby CyBaThUg » Sat Nov 19, 2016 7:35 am

So have I been doing it wrong this whole time on my 50 ltr keg I have a 2400 watt element without voltage controller and have used it for low wines and spirit runs
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby Doubleuj » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:00 am

bluc wrote:On a pot yes i think most people run 4" bubbler on full 2400w..

Not me :teasing-neener: I tend to turn her down to about 8.5amps. Maybe when I get a needle valve for the RC I might be able to run flat out
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby CyBaThUg » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:07 am

Ok what does turning it down do to the product
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby Boardy62 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:10 am

It allows your product time to separate your foreshots ( these are dangerous) heads and hearts tails giving you a far better product all this is in beginners on cuts and fraction a must read ( a few times to get a handle on it ) :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby CyBaThUg » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:17 am

I didn't know turning it down helped with that best I b buying one then
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby Boardy62 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:23 am

When you get one have it made so it will handle two 3600 watt elements that Wah if you upgrade later it will still do the job for you buy once it'll last a long time :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby Doubleuj » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:09 am

CyBaThUg wrote:Ok what does turning it down do to the product

I find the output is to fast and abv drops if I run at full 2400w. But as I said, I reakon if I had better control of the water through the RC I might be able to stabilise it at full whack.
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby CyBaThUg » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:21 am

Is there ones for sale here as a complete unit all seem to be build yourself as I don't like messing with electricity preferably one with a meter on it so u can c what its doing
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Re: Help with boiler

Postby Boardy62 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:54 am

Troglodyte has one for sale as a complete package it looks a great buy has all you need up front a flash controller included a controller can cost from 300 to 400 depending on who does it mine was 250 with just parts! If you buy Troy's setup I have dibs on the fermentor :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Any electrician can make it up
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